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From: sipples@husc2.UUCP (sipples)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: BIOS ROM upgrade
Message-ID: <1338@husc2.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 12-Nov-87 15:03:44 EST
Article-I.D.: husc2.1338
Posted: Thu Nov 12 15:03:44 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 14-Nov-87 19:02:39 EST
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Reply-To: sipples@husc2.UUCP (Timothy Sipples)
Organization: Harvard University Science Center
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Keywords: help!

>Copy them. [BIOS]  If IBM is such a jerk as to discontinue something
>only 5 years old, they deserve to have their roms stolen.  This
>is typical IBM arm twisting to force customers to upgrade.  If
>I were you I wouldn't buy new roms, I'd buy a 286 or 386 motherboard
>and get rid of all that IBM crap inside the case!  

I was waiting for someone else to say this.  I agree.  (Even Radio Shack
still carries parts for the venerable Model I!)